Author: kkosman

  • North America Wildfires

    CANADA: British Coumbia Wildfires Home / Public Safety & Emergency Services / Wildfire Status / Wildfire Statistics / Current Statistics Current Statistics Aug 21, 2018 TOTAL Coa NW PG Kam SE Car New Lightning-Caused Fires 7 1 0 0 1 3 2 New Human-Caused Fires 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 Total Fires to Date (current fiscal…

  • British Columbia Lumber Exports: June 2018

    British Columbia export values of forest products are up +5.8% for 2018 YTD June compared to the same period in 2017, or $7.57 billion vs. $7.15 last year, said the Economic Services Branch of the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Friday. Lumber value is down -4%, while volumes…

  • Madison’s North American Heating Wood Pellet Prices

    The latest data, for full year 2017, on Canadian and US residential heating wood pellet exports is now out. Also, to November 2017 numbers for US and Canadian pellet production, sales, and prices as well as competing home heating fuel prices are now out.   Don’t miss out on this vital and timely information regarding…

  • Softwood Lumber Market Settles Down, Prices Drop Further

    August 3, 2018 — Operators have well ascertained their inventories, and supply in the pipeline, against the immediate needs of end-user customers in the US. The recent unknowns of “where is my wood??” have been resolved and, with some interruptions, supply is flowing again across North America. A looming long weekend in Canada has folks…

  • Georgia Pacific Builds $150-million US Sawmill

    US paper and building products manufacturer Georgia-Pacific LLC is investing US$150 million to open a new sawmill in Albany, GA, as the firm expands its production of softwood lumber, a company press release announced Tuesday. Georgia-Pacific to Build $150-million Sawmill Paper and building products manufacturer Georgia-Pacific LLC is investing US$150 million to open a new mill in Albany, GA…